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Lehtera is '50-50' to play in Game 5

St. Louis Blues center Jori Lehtera competes for the puck against Minnesota Wild left wing Jason Zucker during Game 2 of the playoff series. (Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com)

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Jori Lehtera was not among the Blues skaters participating in this morning's practice. Coach Ken Hitchcock said it was "50-50" as to whether Lehtera would play in Friday night's Game 5 against Minnesota at Scottrade Center.

"He took the shot, everybody saw that," Hitchcock said. "We decided it's best for him to stay off ice.